The Poetical WorksBernhard Tauchnitz, 1850 - 358 pages |
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... seem'd In bigness to surpass earth's giant sous , Now less than smallest dwarfs , in narrow room 780 Throng numberless , like that pygmean race Beyond the Indian mount ; or fairy elves , Whose midnight revels , by a forest - side Or ...
... seem'd In bigness to surpass earth's giant sous , Now less than smallest dwarfs , in narrow room 780 Throng numberless , like that pygmean race Beyond the Indian mount ; or fairy elves , Whose midnight revels , by a forest - side Or ...
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... seem'd For dignity composed and high exploit : But all was false and hollow , though his tongue Dropt manna , and could make the worse appear The better reason , to perplex and dash Maturest counsels : for his thoughts were low ; To ...
... seem'd For dignity composed and high exploit : But all was false and hollow , though his tongue Dropt manna , and could make the worse appear The better reason , to perplex and dash Maturest counsels : for his thoughts were low ; To ...
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... this then worst , Thus sitting , thus consulting , thus in arms ? What when we fled amain , pursued and struck With Heav'n's afflicting thunder , and besought 155 160 165 The deep to shelter us ? This Hell then seem'd 28 PARADISE LOST .
... this then worst , Thus sitting , thus consulting , thus in arms ? What when we fled amain , pursued and struck With Heav'n's afflicting thunder , and besought 155 160 165 The deep to shelter us ? This Hell then seem'd 28 PARADISE LOST .
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John Milton. The deep to shelter us ? This Hell then seem'd A refuge from those wounds : or when we lay Chain'd on the burning lake ? That sure was worse . What if the breath that kindled those grim fires , Awaked should blow them into ...
John Milton. The deep to shelter us ? This Hell then seem'd A refuge from those wounds : or when we lay Chain'd on the burning lake ? That sure was worse . What if the breath that kindled those grim fires , Awaked should blow them into ...
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... seem'd A pillar of state : deep on his front engraven Deliberation sat and public care ; And princely counsel in his face yet shone , Majestic though in ruin : sage he stood , 305 With Atlantean shoulders fit to bear The weight of ...
... seem'd A pillar of state : deep on his front engraven Deliberation sat and public care ; And princely counsel in his face yet shone , Majestic though in ruin : sage he stood , 305 With Atlantean shoulders fit to bear The weight of ...
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Adam Angel answer'd appear'd arm'd arms aught beast behold Belial bliss burning lake call'd celestial Charles Lee Lewes Charlotte Brontë Cherub Cherubim cloud creatures dark death deep delight divine dread dwell eternal ev'ning evil eyes fair Fair Angel Father fear Fiend fire fix'd flow'rs fruit glory Gods grace hand happy hast hath heard heart heav'nly Heir of Redclyffe Hell hill honour join'd King lest light live Lord lost mankind Messiah Milton's Poetical nigh night o'er ordain'd pain Paradise Parthian pass'd Paul Heyse pow'r praise reign reply'd return'd round sapience Satan seat seem'd Serpent shade shalt sight Son of God soon spake Spirits stood sweet taste Tempter thee thence thine things thither thou art thou hast thoughts throne thyself tow'rds tree turn'd vex'd virtue voice wand'ring whence wings